Pratiksha Hospital has recently come up with the Department of Clinical Psychology.Clinical Psychologists frequently work as part of an interdisciplinary team in an integrated health care setting to provide more comprehensive health care service. They use evidence-based practices for the prevention and treatment of mental disorders and behavioral health problems.

 

The challenge that today’s society face is the stigma attached to the personnel and profession of clinical psychology. Assistance of a counsellor/psychologist is for more about preserving mental well -being and rehabilitation of a psychological issue like any other physical ailment or illness. The main objective is to maintain the fully- functional characteristic of an individual in the society.

 

Clinical Psychologists focus on prevention; address health disparities; aim to reduce psychological distress; and enhance and promote psychological wellbeing in all populations. They also concentrate on underserved populations, such as older adults, children, the chronically ill (i.e., those with heart disease, cancer, diabetes), and victims of abuse and trauma, including returning military personnel and their families. It is always true that in many patients medical illness is accompanied by psychological distress that requires thoughtful intervention of a specialist to boost the overall treatment.